Permanent Vacation (1980 film)

Permanent Vacation
Directed byJim Jarmusch
Written byJim Jarmusch
Produced byJim Jarmusch
StarringChris Parker, John Lurie, Eric Mitchell,Sara Driver
CinematographyTom DiCillo
James A. Lebovitz
Edited byJim Jarmusch
Music byJim Jarmusch
John Lurie
Distributed byCinesthesia[1]
Release date
  • March 6, 1981 (1981-03-06) (U.S.)
Running time
75 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
BudgetUS$12,000

Permanent Vacation is a 1980 No Wave drama/comedy film directed, written and produced by Jim Jarmusch.[2] It was the director's first release, shot on 16 mm film shortly after he left film school.[3] Jarmusch came to New York City from Akron, Ohio to study at Columbia University and NYU's film school. He also studied film at the Cinematheque Francaise in Paris.

Music by John Lurie, Earl Bostic and Jim Jarmusch. Sound by Kevin Dowd and Virgil Moorefield. Cinematography by Tom DiCillo.

  1. ^ FilmAffinity
  2. ^ "Permanent Vacation (1980)". MUBI. Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-17.
  3. ^ "Permanent Vacation". TV Guide. Archived from the original on 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-02-17.